Category: Books

Is it pessimistic to say that I wanted to hate this book? It's a sequel, there's a certain amount of expectation there knowing that it's a sequel. It's supposed to be bad. It's supposed to try and wrap everything up in a neat little bow, but the bow is made from lion mane still attached [...]

I can't believe that it's already October. The cool weather is really settling in Brooklyn and I'm pulling out the scarves, jackets, and hot cups of tea. It's my favorite time of the year and it's also the perfect reason to go out and read (more than I usually do). Anyway, here's my September Wrap Up. [...]

I love Banned Books Week. If anything, it should be more awareness vs. passion for banned books, but maybe it's the rebel in me that wants to read banned books because some group of people say that we need to protect our children from them. As an adult and a lover of books, I can [...]

The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position. Synopsis (from Goodreads.com) Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and [...]

Over the weekend, I went to the Brooklyn Book Festival for the first time ever. Whenever going to a festival or a convention, I always set myself up with an itinerary of events and panels I want to check out. Then the reality of the event sets in and I never do everything I plan [...]

Summary (from Goodreads.com) - While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters—sharing secrets, recommending bands, and [...]

It's mid-September and the cool breeze of autumn started to settle amongst the crevices of the city. Soon it will be so cold you need several layers to sit comfortably in your home before the landlord decides to turn on the heat. Fall must be the designated season for reading. It must have something to [...]